It has been a case of the dogs came in two by two at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury recently. The team at the rehoming centre have found themselves looking after a record number of doggie duos with six pairs of pooches arriving in quick succession. Now they are hoping they’ll find...

The RSPCA has renewed calls for the UK Government to take urgent action to protect the public after a number of tragic incidents involving dogs. The charity - which runs the #EndBSL campaign and is a member of the Dog Control Coalition - believes a reported rise in dog bite...

Two guinea pigs were dumped in a shoebox during guinea pig awareness week - alongside a note which read ‘not wanted’. The heartbreaking discovery was made late at night on September 30 by members of the public near the Castleback area of Sheffield. They were taken in by the finders until...

An RSPCA rescue dog who was found abandoned and tied to the gate of an animal centre in Kent has now found a loving forever home and has become a flyball champion. Rufus, formerly called Rocky, a Plummer Terrier, was tied to the gate and abandoned outside RSPCA Leybourne Animal...

Dogs Trust and Purina PetCare Europe have announced a new partnership at the charity’s International Companion Animal Welfare Conference (ICAWC) which started in Bulgaria on Tuesday 4 October, marking World Animal Day. The exciting new partnership for Dogs Trust Worldwide (DTWW), an affiliated organisation with Dogs Trust, and Purina Europe,...

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body, not only for humans, but for our furry family members too. It’s therefore crucial to keep it strong and healthy - anything that stops the heart from functioning as normal, such as changes in size, shape or...

With this weekend marking the International Day of Older Persons, on Saturday 1st and Grandparents’ Day on Sunday 2nd October, Dogs Trust Loughborough is shining a spotlight on its Old Age Pooches (OAP’s) in the hope that people will open their homes as well as their hearts and welcome...

In response to the news piece yesterday about National Animal Welfare Charities calling for a ban of Greyhound racing, The Greyhound Board of Great Britain has issued a response. Responding to the call for greyhound racing to be banned in the UK, Mark Bird CEO of the Greyhound Board of...

Three of the UK’s largest animal welfare organisations are calling for greyhound racing to come to an end as soon as possible to put a stop to the unnecessary and completely preventable deaths of hundreds of dogs every year. Dogs Trust, the RSPCA and Blue Cross have, as part of...

The RSPCA has revealed the number of guinea pigs coming into its care between January and August has risen by 90 per cent in the last two years. The heartbreaking statistics are being released as part of Guinea Pig Awareness Week (26 - 30 September) to raise awareness of the...